| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 12/8/2004 | Numbered | LRGC | |
| 12/13/2004 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 1/11/2005 | Senate/ received from Legislative Research | SINTRO | |
| 1/13/2005 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SINTRO | |
| 1/17/2005 | Senate/ read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 1/17/2005 | Senate/ from Rules Committee to 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/18/2005 | Senate/ read 2nd | S2ND | |
| 1/18/2005 | Senate/ pass 2nd | S3RD | 25 0 4 |
| 1/19/2005 | Senate/ read 3rd | S3RD | |
| 1/19/2005 | Senate/ circled | S3RD | |
| 1/20/2005 | Senate/ floor amendment | S3RD | |
| 1/20/2005 | Senate/ pass 3rd | HCLERK | 27 0 2 |
| 1/20/2005 | Senate/ to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 1/21/2005 | House/ received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 1/21/2005 | House/ read 1st time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 1/21/2005 | House/ to standing committee | HSTLAW | |
| 1/25/2005 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTLAW | 10 0 1 |
| 1/26/2005 | House/ committee report favorable | HSTLAW | |
| 1/26/2005 | House/ read 2nd time | HSTLAW | |
| 1/26/2005 | House/ return to Rules Comm due to fiscal impact | HSTRUL | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ enacting clause struck | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2005 | House/ to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/2/2005 | Senate/ filed | SFILE |